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  • 1amend — vt 1: to change or modify for the better 2: to alter esp. in the wording; esp: to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition amend ed the statute amend the complaint to cure the defect amend·able adj …

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  • 2Unsuccessful attempts to amend the U.S. Constitution — The United States Constitution has been amended 27 times since the Constitution was ratified in 1788. Far more proposals to amend the country s supreme law are unsuccessful. Up to 200 amendments are typically proposed in Congress each term.cite… …

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  • 3File sharing and the law — The legal issues in file sharing involve violation of copyright laws as digital copies of copy written materials are transferred between users. The debate on peer to peer and file sharing is a virtually global phenomenon. Peer to peer ( P2P )… …

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  • 4equal protection of the law — The constitutional guarantee of equal protection of the laws means that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws which is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances in their lives, liberty …

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  • 5equal protection of the law — The constitutional guarantee of equal protection of the laws means that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws which is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances in their lives, liberty …

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  • 6Law of Return — The Law of Return (Hebrew: חוק השבות, ḥok ha shvūt ) is Israeli legislation, originating in 1950, that gives Jews, those of Jewish ancestry, and their spouses the right to migrate to and settle in Israel and gain citizenship. LawOn July 5, 1950,… …

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  • 7The Companies Act, 1956 — An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies and certain other associations Citation Act No. 1 of 1956 …

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  • 8amend & extend — USA The term refers to an amendment to a syndicated loan agreement where certain lenders agree in advance to extend the maturity date of their loans. In exchange for this early non pro rata extension of the loan maturity, the extending lenders… …

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  • 9amend & extends — USA The term refers to an amendment to a syndicated loan agreement where certain lenders agree in advance to extend the maturity date of their loans. In exchange for this early non pro rata extension of the loan maturity, the extending lenders… …

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  • 10amend — a‧mend [əˈmend] verb [transitive] to make small changes to a law or a document, for example to improve it, to make it more accurate, or to take account of new conditions: • a controversial plan to amend the Constitution amendment noun [countable …

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